Advice on updating ID (Passport) number on Thai driving license and car's blue book

[ronnie50]

I plan on doing this at the main Land Transport Department near Chatuchak in Bangkok. I have a relatively new passport (w retirement visa) and need to (should) update the DL and my car's blue book with the PP number. I no longer have the old PP, but have a photocopy of it.

 

Anyone who's done this recently, could you tell me which building (4?) and which desks to go to?

 

I have:

• Newish PP with retirement visa - one year
• TM30
• Certificate of Residence (same as TM30)
• Valid Thai DL
• Car's blue book with tax not due til August
• Cash to pay for changes (nominal I guess?)
• Photocopies of all
• Anything else?

 

Grateful for any advice by those who've gone through the process.

Cheers

R.

 

 

[richard_smith237]

There's no need to update the Passport number in your Driving License.

 

There has been a thread on this before (last year I think) and the answers all fall on the general consensus of "Farang think too mutt" ....

 

 

Your existing driving licence still has your Name, DOB, Photo - there is doubt its registered to you. I'm not sure why someone would 'want' to bother switching. 

 

 

 

[ronnie50]

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

There's no need to update the Passport number in your Driving License.

 

There has been a thread on this before (last year I think) and the answers all fall on the general consensus of "Farang think too mutt" ....

 

 

Your existing driving licence still has your Name, DOB, Photo - there is doubt its registered to you. I'm not sure why someone would 'want' to bother switching. 

 

 

 

Thanks for sharing the thread. I hadn't seen that, but read it all. Actually, I side with (many of) those who think it's a good idea to get it done (fin my case, it's or the blue book as well as the license). So that's what I'll do - also my address has changed, still same province, and there are 10 months left on the current license so I can get nearly 6 years if I go do it now.

 

So, again, anyone who has done it recently at the Chatuchak LTD, please tell me which building and which counter(s) you went to?

Txs.